Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Kawasaki Frontale win with a probability of 65.99%. A draw had a probability of 18.5% and a win for Vissel Kobe had a probability of 15.53%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kawasaki Frontale win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.35%) and 1-0 (8.05%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.38%), while for a Vissel Kobe win it was 1-2 (4.36%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 3.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Kawasaki Frontale would win this match.